The Open Path is a non-sectarian approach to spiritual realization offered by the Sufi Way — a lineage of universal Sufism first introduced in the West in 1910 by the Indian mystic Inayat Khan.

Open Path trainings and retreats are held frequently in Europe and the United States. These programs are dedicated to the direct experience of our natural state — a state known as pure awareness, selflessness, nonduality, oneness, and by many other names. The Open Path is a process of natural enlightenment that belongs to everyone.

While the Open Path is inspired by the Sufi tradition, it is not limited to any doctrine or spiritual style, and you don't have to "be a Sufi" to participate in Open Path programs. Rather, the Open Path is by its very nature open, emphasizing both direct experience and inclusivity of view and method.

In addition to Open Path programs, the Sufi Way offers a wide range of other programs, retreats, and individual guidance in Europe and North America, and community practice and activities through local centers.

Sufi Way teachings and practices draw from all traditions in a spirit of respect and creativity. Our heritage is both a classical Sufi lineage and an approach that is current and universal.

For more about the Sufi Way, click here. For more about the Open Path, click here.

Upcoming Programs – 2019

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SUFISM AND THE EROS OF NONDUALITYA Series of Five Sunday Afternoon Gatherings with Pir Elias AmidonBoulder, ColoradoJanuary 27 • February 24 • March 24 April 28 • May 26

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The 2018-19 program, “Adventures in Being Here,” continues through June 23, 2019. CLICK HERE for more information.

Many of us find ourselves in the position of having to care for someone in their time of need. A group of members of the Sufi Way have come together to offer a confidential service — Caring for Caregivers — to all who find themselves in a caregiving role and who would appreciate some support. These supporters are all people who work within a caring profession — psychotherapists, counselors, ministers, hospice workers — and they have had extra training to help them with this supportive role. To learn more, click HERE.

Notes from the Open Path

Click here to read February Notes, “The Intimacy of the Many and the One.”

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Now Available

MUNAJAT: Forty Prayers

by Pir Elias

The forty prayers in this little book were originally inspired by the Munajat — “whispered prayers,” or “intimate conversations with God” — of the 12th Century Persian Sufi, Abdullah Ansari. Intimate prayer like this suits the sensibility of Sufis — Ibn Arabi, Rumi, Hafez and many others became masters of it. On the one hand praying in this manner is love-talk evoking the nearness of divine reality, and on the other hand it can’t help but go mute as it points to the unspeakable majesty of the Real. It’s a form of prayer that endears at the same time that it is in awe. Click here to order.

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“It’s a sheer mystery to me how Pir Elias Amidon condenses so much profound wisdom into every sentence he writes. Free Medicine moves with a living, poetic potency that brings timeless, imperturbable transcendence into every moment of our personal lives. I wish I could keep turning its pages forever!”

— Peter Fenner, Ph.D., author of Radiant Mind and Natural Awakening

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